🇫🇷 FPF - France Poker Festival ✍️ LIVE BLOG

We’re here at King’s Resort 🇨🇿♠️🔥 ready to bring you another great event organized by EuroRounders and Texas Poker 🎯 We’re talking about the France Poker Festival Main Event, featuring a massive €1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool and a €290 buy-in 💰

With the first three flights already in the books, it’s time to dive into the action from Europe’s biggest poker room, starting with Day 1D Speed kicking off on Thursday at 6 PM with 30-minute levels 👀 Are you ready for another adventure to follow with us? ▶️🔥

🎥 LIVE STREAMING HERE 👇

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaxwAG7eLsM

Daily Reports 👇

Day1 D - CLICK HERE

Day1 E - CLICK HERE

Day1 F - CLICK HERE

Day1 G - CLICK HERE

Day1 H - CLICK HERE

Day2 - CLICK HERE

Payout Structure*

*all players are already awarded a min cash of 600€

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Mon 25 May - 18:30 - The Final Table is set!

Finally, after 4 hours and 30 minutes of play, the final table of the France Poker Festival Main Event is set 🇫🇷♠️🔥

Nine players remain in contention and all of them have already secured a €3,000 package for the next King’s Super Main Event, together with a guaranteed payout of €8,800 plus the €600 already earned after making the money during the qualification stages 💰🏆

We’re posting the updated final table count below. The final table bubble burst following the elimination of Gevork Simonyan, who still walks away with €6,570, the €600 ITM bonus and the €3,000 package. His tournament ended in a showdown against Vitaliy Kryza, the current tournament chip leader. Aces against pocket sevens, ace on the board, and no escape route for Simonyan.

In second place sits Romanian player Eusebiu Jalba with 19.6M chips, followed by Salih Gabrysch from Germany on 17.7M. Out front remains Vitaliy Kryza, who starts the final table with 24,075,000 chips 📈

Roberto Palmieri, one of the main protagonists of the last few days, returns with the fifth stack at 12.2M chips, while Florin Adrian Bilan — consistently among the leaders throughout the tournament — enters the final table with the sixth stack.

If you want to relive the showdown that completed the final table lineup, check our Instagram page where we’ve just uploaded the reel of the hand 🎥

Updated Final Table chip count:

1. 🇺🇦 Vitaliy Kryza — 24,075,000 (60BB)

2. 🇷🇴 Eusebiu Jalba — 19,600,000 (49BB)

3. 🇩🇪 Salih Gabrysch — 17,700,000 (44BB)

4. 🇩🇪 Blue Tomato — 16,250,000 (41BB)

5. 🇮🇹 Roberto Palmieri (8 di Picche) — 12,200,000 (31BB)

6. 🇷🇴 Florin Adrian Bilan — 9,625,000 (24BB)

7. 🇦🇱 Geri Hoxha — 9,100,000 (23BB)

8. 🇳🇱 Johannes Sijbrand van der Hulst — 6,600,000 (17BB)

9. 🇧🇪 Anonymous — 4,750,000 (12BB)

   
   

Last eliminations:

10. 🇦🇲 Gevork Simonyan — €6,570 + €3K Package

11. 🇵🇱 Maciej Jaśkiewicz — €6,570

Mon 25 May - 14:30 - Seat Redraw at 16 left, Plamieri still ahead!

New break here at the France Poker Festival Main Event Final Day 🇫🇷♠️🔥 with 11 players still battling at the tables. Action is currently split across two tables: six players on the feature table and five on the outer table 🎥👀

Cards will be back in the air in just a few minutes at blinds 200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante, while the average stack has climbed to 10,900,000 chips 💰

Compared to the previous update, five more eliminations have shaped the race toward the final stages. Maximilian Kuntz finished in 12th place, followed by Oleh Vasylyuk in 13th, Andreas Michael Heinz Schmidt in 14th, Vasil Bozili in 15th and Andreas Strommer in 16th.

All five players collected €4,875 plus the €600 minimum cash already secured earlier in the event.

We are now just one step away from the official final table 🔥 Below you’ll find the updated chip count and latest eliminations.

1. 🇩🇪 Salih Kadir Robert Gabrysch — 18.5M

2. 🇷🇴 Adrian Florin Bilan — 17.3M

3. 🇺🇦 Vitaliy Kryza — 17.1M

4. 🇷🇴 Eusebiu Nicolae Jalba — 15.7M

5. 🇮🇹 Roberto Antonio Palmieri — 12.1M

6. 🇦🇱 Geri Hoxha — 10.2M

7. 🇳🇱 Johannes Sijbrand van der Hulst — 9.6M

8. 🇦🇲 Gevork Simonyan — 8.7M

9. 🇩🇪 Alexander Beer — 5.9M

10. 🇵🇱 Maciej Jaśkiewicz — 2.7M

11. 🇨🇳 Jean Yip — 1.9M

Last eliminations:

12. 🇩🇪 Maximilian Kuntz — €4,875 + €600

13. 🇺🇦 Oleh Vasylyuk — €4,875 + €600

14. 🇩🇪 Andreas Michael Heinz Schmidt — €4,875 + €600

15. 🇦🇱 Vasil Bozili — €4,875 + €600

16. 🇦🇹 Andreas Strommer — €4,875 + €600

Mon 25 May - 14:30 - Seat Redraw at 16 left, Plamieri still ahead!

First break of the day here at the Final Day of the France Poker Festival Main Event 🇫🇷♠️🔥

Just 16 players remain after starting the day with 24, meaning the action has already been reduced to the final two tables. One of them is also being streamed live — simply click play on the player at the top of the live blog 👀🎥

The opening half hour produced a rapid series of eliminations. Hayk Manasyan, Piotr Pawel Zawadka, Mikica Mitrovic, Jakob Hermann, Serhii Liatoshynskyi, Reza Amir Ahmadi, Laszlo Janoszki and Daniel Arribas Franco all hit the rail, finishing respectively from 24th to 17th place.

Payouts from 20th through 17th place were worth €3,575, while players finishing from 24th to 21st collected €2,575. Added to that is the €600 min-cash already secured by all players reaching Day 2 💰

Players are now enjoying a short 10-minute break and action will resume at blinds 150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante. Average stack now stands at 7,500,000 chips.

Roberto Palmieri continues to shine at the top of the counts with around 18 million chips, already adding more ammunition to the stack he brought into the day 🔥📈

Below you’ll find the updated chip situation before cards go back in the air. As a reminder, players are battling for a €110,000 first prize plus a €3,000 package for the King’s Super Main Event reserved for the top 10 finishers 🏆

1. 🇮🇹 Roberto Antonio Palmieri — 16.0M

2. 🇩🇪 Alexander Beer — 11.1M

3. 🇷🇴 Eusebiu Nicolae Jalba — 11.0M

4. 🇷🇴 Adrian Florin Bilan — 10.7M

5. 🇳🇱 Johannes Sijbrand van der Hulst — 9.5M

6. 🇺🇦 Vitaliy Kryza — 9.2M

7. 🇦🇲 Gevork Simonyan — 9.0M

8. 🇩🇪 Maximilian Kuntz — 8.3M

9. 🇨🇳 Jean Yip — 7.8M

10. 🇩🇪 Salih Kadir Robert Gabrysch — 7.0M

11. 🇩🇪 Vasil Bozili — 5.0M

12. 🇩🇪 Andreas Michael Heinz Schmidt — 4.4M

13. 🇺🇦 Oleh Vasylyuk — 4.0M

14. 🇩🇪 Andreas Strommer — 3.6M

15. 🇦🇱 Geri Hoxha — 2.4M

16. 🇵🇱 Maciej Jaśkiewicz — 800K

Last Eliminations:

17. Daniel Arribas Franco — €3,575

18. Laszlo Janoszki — €3,575

19. Reza Amir Ahmadi — €3,575

20. Serhii Liatosinskyi — €3,575

21. Jakob Hermann — €2,575

22. Mikica Mitrovic — €2,575

23. Piotr Pawel Zawadka — €2,575

24. Hayk Manasyan — €2,575

Mon 25 May - 03:30 - Roberto Palmieri is Day 2 chip leader!

🏆♠️ Roberto Palmieri 🇮🇹 finishes Day 2 of the France Poker Festival Main Event on top with an impressive 15,750,000 chips 🔥💰

From 3 million to chip leader in the final hands of the night — one of the craziest rushes of the tournament so far 👀📈

Find all the details from today’s action in our live report at THIS LINK.

Mon 25 May - 02:20 - Last day break!

Final break of the night here in Day 2 of the France Poker Festival Main Event 🇫🇷♠️🔥 and the field is now down to just 29 players.

The action will stop either once the tournament reaches the final 24 players — meaning only five eliminations away — or at the end of Level 29. In practice, a maximum of two more levels remain before bags come out 💰👀

Play resumes at blinds 100,000/200,000, while the average stack has now climbed to 4.1 million chips.

Compared to the previous update, stacks have flattened significantly around the average.

Current chip leader is Romania’s Eusebiu Nicolae Jalba with 9.6 million chips — just a little over double average 📈🏆

Right behind him sits fellow Romanian Adrian Florin Bilan, one of the clear protagonists of the day. His rise has been constant throughout the session and he now occupies provisional second place with 9.1 million chips.

Germany’s Maximilian Kuntz closes the temporary podium with 6.9 million, although there is still poker left before the official end-of-day count.

Current provisional Top 9:

1. 🇷🇴 Eusebiu Nicolae Jalba – 9.6M

2. 🇷🇴 Adrian Florin Bilan – 9.1M

3. 🇩🇪 Maximilian Kuntz – 6.9M

4. 🇳🇱 Johannes Sijbrand van der Hulst – 6.8M

5. 🇩🇪 Alexander Beer – 6.0M

6. 🇨🇳 Jean Yip – 6.0M

7. 🇩🇪 Gabriel Dobromir Rymar – 6.0M

8. 🇺🇦 Oleh Vasylyuk – 5.7M

9. 🇩🇪 Salih Kadir Robert Gabrysch – 5.5M

   
   

The complete list of eliminations from today can be found below.

30. 🇩🇪 Dirk Jung — €1,820

31. 🇮🇹 Gianmarco Vassallo — €1,820

32. 🇲🇩 Stepan Budac — €1,820

33. 🇮🇹 Patrick Artur Cacaleceanu — €1,820

34. 🇩🇪 Nicolas Beyer — €1,820

35. 🇩🇪 Alexandros Kinazidis — €1,820

36. 🇩🇪 Tobias Mathias Kolb — €1,240

37. 🇮🇹 Christopher Campisano — €1,240

38. 🇵🇱 Szymon Matusiak — €1,240

39. 🇮🇱 Suliman Aiyub — €1,240

40. 🇮🇹 Giuseppe Trapani — €1,240

41. 🇷🇴 Catalin Paul Diac — €1,240

42. 🇱🇹 Tomas Zarankus — €1,240

43. 🇮🇹 Mihai Szilveszter — €1,240

44. 🇱🇹 Marijus Dirgela — €1,240

45. 🇹🇷 Hakan Kurt — €1,240

46. 🇩🇪 Andreas Christian Backhaus — €1,240

47. 🇩🇰 Thomas Kingo Christensen — €1,240

48. 🇨🇿 Zdenek Kordik — €1,240

49. 🇱🇹 Vladas Burneikis — €1,240

Meanwhile, the €500 High Roller has reached the final 28 players 🔥 With 24 players left until the next key stage, blinds are currently 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante and the average stack sits at 1.1M chips.

Players will continue for three more levels before the scheduled 15-minute break, but action is expected to continue deep into the night — or rather until the first hours of the morning — as the High Roller must finish tonight as a single-day event.

Stay tuned because the next update will be the definitive one: full Main Event recap, official numbers and tomorrow’s Final Day outlook ▶️♠️

Mon 25 May - 00:10 - New break, 49 left, Kryza ahead!

New break — almost over — here in the main poker room of King’s Resort 🇨🇿♠️🔥 as Day 2 of the France Poker Festival Main Event is about to enter Level 25.

Play resumes at blinds 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante, with just 49 players still left in contention and an average stack now up to 2.4 million chips 💰👀

Players are battling for a massive first prize worth €110,000 plus a €3,000 King’s Super Main Event package reserved for the top 10 finishers 🏆🔥

We also took another look at the biggest stacks in the room and Vitaliy Kryza remains firmly in control with 7 million chips — nearly three times the tournament average 📈

But attention also shifts to Patrick Artur Cacaleceanu, runner-up in the recent King’s Million won by Daniele Santaniello, who keeps building momentum and now sits more than one million chips above average.

Christopher Campisano somehow continues to survive after dropping to just five big blinds earlier. The Italian is still hanging around and returns from break with roughly ten big blinds 🎯

Another player making serious moves is Adrian Florin Bilan. Seated at a table that also featured Fatos Haxhi and Antonio Fragale — both now eliminated — the Romanian regular has climbed into the top ten with more than 4 million chips.

Top Stacks Main Event

1. 🇺🇦 Vitaliy Kryza – 7,000,000

2. 🇵🇱 Gabriel Dobromir Rymar – 5,300,000

3. 🇩🇪 Maximilian Kuntz – 4,800,000

4. 🇺🇦 Oleh Vasylyuk – 4,800,000

5. 🇳🇱 Johannes Sijbrand van der Hulst – 4,700,000

6. 🇦🇲 Gevork Simonyan – 4,600,000

7. 🇩🇪 Andreas Michael Heinz Schmidt – 4,600,000

8. 🇩🇪 Alexander Beer – 4,300,000

9. 🇷🇴 Adrian Florin Bilan – 4,200,000

10. 🇷🇴 Eusebiu Nicolae Jalba – 4,000,000

11. 🇦🇲 Hayk Manasyan – 4,000,000

12. 🇩🇪 Nico Wendlandt – 3,800,000

13. 🇷🇴 Patrick Artur Cacaleceanu – 3,400,000

14. 🇹🇷 Hakan Kurt – 3,300,000

We’ve also updated the latest eliminations since the previous break:

50. 🇫🇷 Thomas Palazon — €1,240

51. 🇩🇪 Rico Heymann — €1,240

52. 🇨🇭 Igor Bjeli — €1,240

53. 🇵🇱 Sebastian Andrzej Kotowicz — €1,240

54. 🇳🇱 Hendricus Jozef Helena Bogers — €1,240

55. 🇳🇱 Antonius Hubertus Hendrikus Roberts — €1,240

56. 🇱🇹 Sigitas Meskauskas — €1,240

57. 🇩🇪 Patrick Brenner — €1,240

58. 🇩🇪 Vehbi Davul — €1,240

59. 🇺🇦 Oleksandr Oslavskyi — €1,240

60. 🇧🇬 Hristofor Kolev — €1,240

61. 🇷🇴 Marius Cristian Brinceanu — €1,240

62. 🇩🇪 Frank Hanisch — €1,240

63. 🇲🇰 Dushko Bogoevski — €805

64. 🇷🇴 Bogdan Alexandru Tilica — €805

65. 🇩🇰 Preben Timmermann — €805

66. 🇩🇪 Pierre Joseph Bizier — €805

67. 🇸🇰 Alex Brosch — €805

68. 🇩🇪 Andreas Krause — €805

69. 🇩🇪 Dong He — €805

70. 🇩🇪 Michael Rutzmoser — €805

71. 🇦🇹 Samir Dizdarevic — €805

72. 🇮🇹 Daniele Sacchi — €805

73. 🇮🇹 Giovanni D’Auria — €805

74. 🇮🇹 Daniele Dangelo — €805

75. 🇩🇪 Do Chung Tran — €805

76. 🇩🇪 Robert Roth — €805

77. 🇷🇴 Stefan Alexandru Drusca — €805

78. 🇩🇪 Ferhat Yilmaz — €805

79. 🇦🇹 Deep Kandra Singh — €805

80. 🇩🇪 Mehmet Aydin — €805

81. 🇩🇪 Sebastian Langrock — €805

82. 🇩🇪 Robin Volker Frey — €805

83. 🇺🇸 Nicholas Lynn Scott — €805

84. 🇮🇹 Giovanni Orazio Tomasello — €805

85. 🇦🇪 Majid Sultan Ibrahim Thani Alsuwaidi — €805

86. 🇮🇹 Filippo Marciante — €805

87. 🇩🇪 Peter Erich Erwin Mikschik — €805

88. 🇩🇪 Werner Rozbicki — €805

89. 🇷🇴 Alexandru Dan Toporeanu — €805

90. 🇮🇹 Luca Frigerio — €470

91. 🇦🇱 Altin Shehaj — €470

92. 🇨🇭 Fatos Haxhaj — €470

93. 🇷🇴 Cosmin Vasile Pocil — €470

94. 🇫🇷 Eric Aime Ravier — €470

95. 🇸🇮 Jan Rebec — €470

As for the €500 High Roller, there are currently 70 players physically seated out of a final field of 321 entries. Action is being played at Level 13 with blinds at 10,000/20,000 and a 20,000 ante, while average stack sits at 450,000 chips.

The tournament will play down to a winner tonight, with €30,300 awaiting the champion, followed by €19,700 for second and €13,150 for third 💰

High Roller payout (Top 9):

1. €30,300

2. €19,700

3. €13,150

4. €9,000

5. €6,350

6. €4,590

7. €3,420

8. €2,630

9. €2,080

We’ll be back with another update soon to bring you the latest from Europe’s biggest poker room ▶️♠️

Sun 24 May - 22:00 - Break at 91 left!

New break here at Day 2 of the France Poker Festival Main Event 🇫🇷♠️🔥 this time a quick 15-minute pause, and the field has now been cut down to just 91 players battling for a seat in the Final Day 💰👀

Action will resume at blinds 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante, while the average stack has now climbed to 1,300,000 chips.

Leading the way at the moment is Gabriel Dobromir Rymar with over 5 million chips 🏆📈 But plenty of dangerous names are right behind him. Oleh Vasylyuk sits on 3.3M, Johannes Sijbrand van der Hulst on 3.5M, Sebastian Andrzej Kotowicz bags 3.4M and Eusebiu Nicolae Jalba rounds out the top five with 2.8M.

Also worth mentioning is Patrick Cacalacianu, runner-up in the King’s Million won by Daniele Santaniello, currently sitting on around 1.4M — almost exactly average stack.

Still in contention is Christopher Campisano, although hanging on with just 8 big blinds, while Fatos Haxhi and Adrian Florin Bilan also continue their chase toward Day 3 🎯

1. 🇩🇪 Gabriel Dobromir Rymar – 5,000,000+

2. 🇳🇱 Johannes Sijbrand van der Hulst – 3,500,000

3. 🇵🇱 Sebastian Andrzej Kotowicz – 3,400,000

4. 🇺🇦 Oleh Vasylyuk – 3,300,000

5. 🇷🇴 Eusebiu Nicolae Jalba – 2,800,000

We’ve also republished the latest eliminations before the break, with all players having secured the €600 min-cash plus the additional payout shown next to their names.

Meanwhile, break time as well in the €500 High Roller 🔥 A total of 160 players remain fighting for a Day 2 seat, while entries have climbed to 313 so far. Registration and re-entry remain open for another 12 minutes — effectively the duration of the break.

Play there will resume at blinds 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante ⏱️

Stay tuned for more updates from King’s Resort ▶️♠️

96. 🇩🇪 Pavlos Tzomakas — €470

97. 🇨🇿 Jakub Stovicek — €470

98. 🇩🇪 Hao Nguyen Van — €470

99. 🇨🇭 Valdrin Hasanaj — €470

100. 🇩🇪 Hendrik Goerg — €470

101. 🇩🇪 Firat Sucsuz — €470

102. 🇨🇿 Jakub Koleckar — €470

103. 🇨🇿 Aleš Zelený — €470

104. 🇷🇴 Robert Vizi — €470

105. 🇸🇰 Tibor Koncz — €470

106. 🇩🇪 Trong Long Nguyen — €470

107. 🇮🇹 Natale Chiocchetti — €470

108. 🇵🇱 Wiktor Weiner — €470

109. 🇬🇷 Symeon Alexandridis — €470

110. 🇫🇷 Alban Jean Vormese — €470

111. 🇩🇪 Jingwei Chen — €470

112. 🇮🇶 Jaber Farhad Kamal — €470

113. 🇬🇷 Dimitrios Anastasakis — €470

114. 🇩🇪 Christoph Huber — €470

115. 🇪🇸 Pablo Arrojo Moreno — €470

116. 🇭🇺 Krisztian Uglar — €470

117. 🇵🇱 Piotr Czujko — €470

118. 🇩🇪 Joachim Jagusch — €470

119. 🇩🇪 Alexander Bernhardt — €470

120. 🇨🇿 Lukas Zboril — €470

121. 🇮🇱 Natanel Ben Zion Elidan — €470

122. 🇮🇹 Alex Donato — €470

123. 🇩🇪 Sinan Zorlu — €470

124. 🇩🇪 Hüseyin Selcuk — €470

125. 🇷🇴 Alexandru Farcasanu — €470

126. 🇳🇱 Dylan Nader De Jong — €470

127. 🇮🇹 Giovanni Caretta — €470

128. 🇩🇪 Michael Haeusler Leutgeb — €470

129. 🇩🇪 Jonas Sebastian Heuser — €470

130. 🇩🇪 Manuel Toscano — €470

131. 🇷🇴 Dan Andrei Galinschi — €470

132. 🇳🇱 Arnold Antonius Meirik — €470

133. 🇩🇪 Alexander Dovzhenko — €470

134. 🇸🇪 Borgki Biba — €470

135. 🇩🇪 Nils Glischke — €245

136. 🇨🇿 Jan Ceska — €245

137. 🇩🇪 Mathias Max Felix Puzich — €245

138. 🇩🇪 Alireza Pooya — €245

139. 🇱🇧 Sami El Saidi — €245

140. 🇩🇪 Matthias Kribben — €245

141. 🇨🇿 Pavel Stribrny — €245

142. 🇮🇹 Codrin Paul Macovei — €245

143. 🇹🇷 Mehmet Sarigoz — €245

144. 🇫🇷 Romain Alexandre Kevin Becker — €245

145. 🇩🇪 Fotios Katidis — €245

146. 🇩🇪 Marcel Olah — €245

147. 🇨🇭 Manfred Karl Mueller — €245

148. 🇫🇷 Tom Samba Seck — €245

149. 🇺🇦 Volodymyr Khakhula — €245

150. 🇮🇹 Lorenzo Pannunzi — €245

151. 🇩🇪 Joerg Wilfried Werner Mueller — €245

152. 🇧🇪 Sandro Gangi — €245

153. 🇳🇱 Benjamin Johannes Albertus Witsmeer — €245

154. 🇩🇪 Thomas Klepp — €245

155. 🇩🇪 Fabian Wolf — €245

156. 🇩🇪 Shahin Shafie — €245

157. 🇩🇪 Tobias Josef Lerzer — €245

158. 🇩🇪 Steffen Pethke — €245

159. 🇩🇪 Taner Atli — €245

160. 🇮🇹 Daniele Giannantoni — €245

161. 🇦🇹 Juergen Strommer — €245

162. 🇩🇪 Gerhard Manfred Schubert — €245

163. 🇮🇹 Salvatore Motta — €245

164. 🇷🇴 Bogdan Bejenaru — €245

165. 🇦🇹 Gavril-Dorel Peter — €245

166. 🇦🇱 Elton Malaj — €245

167. 🇻🇳 Anh Quan Nguyen — €245

168. 🇩🇪 Andreas Stiegler — €245

169. 🇩🇪 Ahmed Sedeeq Jirjees Jirjees — €245

170. 🇩🇪 Muhamet Gashi — €245

171. 🇮🇹 Stefano Aprile — €245

172. 🇫🇷 Didier Guy Rene Robert Guy Naegely — €245

173. 🇬🇧 Cornel Gabriel Craciunoiu — €245

174. 🇩🇪 Sebastian Einbeck — €245

175. 🇸🇰 Marek Blasko — €245

176. 🇮🇹 Paolo Palmisano — €245

177. 🇵🇱 Robert Tumielewicz — €245

178. 🇩🇪 Ebenezer Kwesi Hayford — €245

179. 🇮🇱 Alexander Jouravski — €245

180. 🇷🇴 Peter Apostol — €245

181. 🇫🇷 Morgan Michel Alain Poisson — €245

182. 🇳🇱 Matthias Maria Jacobus Kivits — €245

183. 🇩🇪 Pascal Schaefer — €245

184. 🇳🇱 Stefan Ferdinandus Adrianus Theodorus Spruit — €245

185. 🇭🇷 Marin Beslic — €245

186. 🇵🇪 Paul Joseph Valenzuela Romero — €245

187. 🇩🇪 Mohammed Ali El Lahib — €245

188. 🇩🇪 Rohin Faqyri — €245

189. 🇷🇺 Spartak Aleksandridis — €245

190. 🇩🇪 Udo Ruppel — €245

191. 🇮🇹 Antonio Fragale — €245

192. 🇩🇪 Stefan Petri — €245

193. 🇮🇹 Nicholas Rodella — €245

194. 🇷🇴 Bogdan Ionut Roman — €245

195. 🇩🇪 Alexander Dick — €245

196. 🇩🇪 Thomas Erler — €245

197. 🇵🇱 Fryderyk Norman Nikodem — €245

Sun 24 May - 19:00 - Approaching the dinner break with 189 players left!

First update of Day 2 here at the France Poker Festival Main Event 🇫🇷♠️🔥 as the tournament has now reached Level 18, with around 15 minutes still remaining before the 40-minute dinner break.

A total of 189 players remain from a final field of 3,018 entries, the definitive number after all starting flights and Flip & Go Pineapple qualifiers completed shortly before Day 2 began 💰👀

Action will resume after the break at blinds 10,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante, while the average stack has now climbed to 630,000 chips.

Among the players still in contention, a huge move came from Fatos Haxhi, who surged close to the 2-million-chip mark — roughly four times the tournament average 📈🔥 His rise started after winning a massive preflop showdown against Antonio Fragale, one of the starting-flight chip leaders, with Q-Q holding against Fragale’s J-J.

Fragale himself, after running into a few unfortunate spots, has already been eliminated.

Different story instead for friend and travel companion Christopher Campisano, who qualified at the last moment through a Flip & Go Pineapple and currently sits comfortably with a stack slightly above average.

Still chasing a Day 3 seat are Stefano Crida, Roberto Palmieri — already above the one-million-chip mark — Stefan Drusca, hovering slightly above average, and Daniele Sacchi, who managed an impressive comeback after starting the day very short and is now sitting around 700,000 chips, just above average 🎯

We’ll continue bringing updates on more notable names throughout the day from another packed session here at King’s Resort in Rozvadov.

Meanwhile, the €500 High Roller has also kicked off and has already reached Level 3. Blinds are currently 1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante, with 178 entries and 171 players still at the tables — meaning only seven eliminations through the opening levels so far.

The first break is scheduled after the next level ⏱️ Levels are played at 25 minutes, registration remains open through Level 8, and the tournament features a €100,000 guaranteed prize pool 🔥

Sun 24 May - 17:00 - Day 2 begins!

Day 2 is now underway inside the main poker room at King’s Resort 🇨🇿♠️🔥 for the France Poker Festival Main Event.

A total of 293 players returned for Day 2, with blinds at 6,000/12,000 and an average stack of 400,000 chips 💰👀

Plenty of action ahead as the field begins to narrow and the road toward the final stages officially starts 🎯🔥

Check out our live blog and stay connected through our social media pages so you don’t miss a thing ▶️

Sun 24 May - 14:30 - Late reg ended on Day1 I Turbo!

We’ve reached Level 14 here at Day 1I Turbo of the France Poker Festival Main Event 🇫🇷♠️🔥

A total of 129 players are still battling at the tables out of 495 entries recorded so far 💰👀 Blinds are now 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante, while the average stack sits at 150,000 chips compared to the original 40,000 starting stack.

Play will continue until only 10% of the field remains, which means we’re likely still looking at another six or seven levels, especially with the turbo structure featuring fast 15-minute levels ⏱️⚡

And then all eyes shift to Day 2, kicking off at 5 PM 🔥

Stay connected across our social channels so you don’t miss anything from another huge day at King’s Resort ▶️♠️

Sun 24 May - 03:45 - Roberto Palmieri is Day1 H chip leader!

🏆♠️ Italy’s Roberto Palmieri 🇮🇹 finishes on top of Day 1H Speed of the France Poker Festival Main Event with 1,046,000 chips 🔥💰

A huge performance that puts him among the biggest stacks heading into Day 2 👀

Find all the details from today’s action in our usual daily report at THIS LINK.

Sun 24 May - 01:45 - 99 left at the 14th level on Day1 H!

We’ve reached Level 14 here in Day 1H Speed of the France Poker Festival Main Event 🇫🇷♠️🔥

Just 101 players remain battling for a seat in Day 2, with blinds now at 4,000/8,000 and an 8,000 ante 💰👀 Average stack has climbed to 230,000 chips and action is expected to continue until around 3:30 AM.

Still in the field is Cristian Dumitra, whom we interviewed yesterday 🎥 You can catch the full reel on our Instagram page.

Alongside him, several familiar faces from the last few days are still in contention, including Daniele Santaniello, winner of the King’s Million Main Event a few months ago, giving it another shot after previous flights didn’t quite go his way.

Also still in the mix are Nati Elidan, another EuroRounders trophy winner from not too long ago, and Fatos Haxhaj, a familiar face and long-time regular on the EuroRounders circuit 🏆🔥

We’ll be back with the final update of the night and the complete end-of-day report, so stay connected across our social channels to follow everything from another fantastic day here at King’s Resort ▶️♠️

Sun 24 May - 00:00 - Vladas Burneikis is Day1 G chip leader!

Vladas Burneikis steals the spotlight in Day 1G of the France Poker Festival Main Event 🇱🇹🏆♠️ with the biggest stack not only of the flight, but of the entire tournament so far: an impressive 1,451,000 chips 🔥💰

All the details from Day 1G can be found in our daily report at THIS LINK 👀▶️

Meanwhile, Day 1H Speed is now in Level 10, with late registration officially closed at 574 entries ⚡♠️ A total of 188 players are still battling at the tables.

Blinds have just moved up to 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante, and there are still two more levels before the next 15-minute break ⏱️

As a reminder, play will stop once the field reaches 10%, which currently means 58 players left standing 🎯

Stay tuned for more updates from another huge day of poker here at King’s Resort 🔥

Sat 23 May - 22:30 - Bubble bursts on Day1 G, last level of late reg open on Day1 H!

The bubble has officially burst in Day 1G of the France Poker Festival Main Event 🇫🇷♠️🔥

A total of 94 players remain fighting for a Day 2 seat out of a final field of 763 entries 💰👀 Blinds are currently 5,000/10,000 and Level 15 still has around 20 minutes left to play.

Action will continue until the field reaches 77 players left, the target number for qualification 🎯 The average stack has now climbed to 320,000 chips, and play is expected to continue for at least another full level.

Meanwhile, Day 1H Speed is also still in full swing ⚡♠️ We’ve reached Level 8, with one more level remaining before late registration closes.

A total of 245 players are still in contention out of 519 entries, with additional registrations and re-entries still expected during the remaining 20-minute break time, the final registration level and the last minutes of the current one 👀

The average stack currently sits at 80,000 chips, blinds are 800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante, and will increase to 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante at the next level change.

We’ll be back with the next update, including the complete Day 1G report and all the key numbers from today’s action ▶️🔥

Sat 23 May - 20:10 - Dinner break on Day1 H, 140 left on Day1 G!

We’re back while players in Day 1H Speed of the France Poker Festival are enjoying the dinner break here at King’s Resort 🇨🇿♠️🔥

The evening flight has now reached 338 entries, with 246 players physically still seated at the tables 💰👀 In exactly 30 minutes, action will resume for Level 5 as the field continues to grow.

Meanwhile, Day 1G is approaching the end of Level 12, with the remaining 142 survivors just minutes away from a 15-minute break ⏱️

As previously mentioned, the field officially closed at 763 total entries, and players will return at blinds 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante. The average stack has now climbed to 210,000 chips 📈🔥

Two flights, packed tables and non-stop action inside Europe’s biggest poker room ▶️♠️

Sat 23 May - 18:20 - Day 1 H begins, late reg closed od Day1 G!

It’s Saturday at the main poker room of King’s Resort 🇨🇿♠️🔥 and you can feel it the moment you walk into the room. The atmosphere says it all: every table is packed as both scheduled flights are running simultaneously.

Day 1G of the France Poker Festival Main Event is currently playing Level 10, with the field now officially closed at 763 entries after late registration came to an end 💰👀 A total of 281 players remain in contention, with blinds at 1,500/3,000 and a 3,000 ante.

At the same time, Day 1H Speed — the second flight of the day we mentioned in previous updates — has just kicked off ⚡⏱️ Players are approaching the end of Level 1, with 144 entries already recorded and just one early casualty so far, leaving 143 players physically seated.

Current blinds are 100/200 with a 200 ante, while registration remains open through the first nine levels of play.

Plenty of poker, plenty of action, and another huge day unfolding inside Europe’s biggest poker room ▶️🔥

Sat 23 May - 17:20 - Last level before the end of late reg!

New update from Day 1G of the France Poker Festival Main Event 🇫🇷♠️🔥 as Level 8 has just come to an end here at King’s Resort

At the end of the next level, players will head into a 15-minute break — and with it, late registration and re-entry will officially close ⏱️💰

The field has now reached 717 total entries, with 317 players still seated and battling at the tables 👀 Current blinds are 800/1,600, while the next level will move up to 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante.

The average stack has climbed to 90,000 chips 📈

As a reminder, 15% of the field will make the money for a €600 min-cash, while only 10% of the players will advance to Day 2 🎯

There’s also extra value up top: the flight chip leader will receive a €1,150 package for the next King’s Resort Super Main Event 🏆🔥

Sat 23 May - 15:20 - 40-min break on Day1 G!

We’re approaching the 40-minute dinner break here at Day 1G of the France Poker Festival Main Event 🇫🇷♠️🔥 with only a few minutes left before players leave the tables.

The entry counter has now climbed to an impressive 619 entries, while 370 players are still in contention 💰👀 Current blinds are 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante.

Action will resume at exactly 4 PM with Level 7 and blinds increasing to 600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante ⏱️

The average stack has reached 66,000 chips, and plenty of familiar faces and King’s regulars are in the field today for what is currently shaping up to be the biggest flight of the day 🔥

We’ll be back with the next update and a first look at the biggest stacks around the room ▶️♠️

Sat 23 May - 14:00 - Action is on fire on Day1 G!

Here we are with the first update of the day from the main poker room of King’s Resort 🇨🇿♠️🔥 where players in Day 1G — the first of today’s two scheduled flights with 40-minute levels — have just returned from the first break of the day.

Play is currently running at blinds 300/600 with a 600 ante, while 386 players remain seated out of 506 total entries recorded so far 💰👀

As always, the flight will end once only 10% of the field remains, while 15% of players will secure an in-the-money finish and lock up a €600 min-cash 🎯

There are still two more levels plus the current one to be played before the longest break of the day, the 40-minute dinner pause 🍽️⏱️

And of course, another flight is coming later today: Day 1H Speed kicks off at 6 PM with 30-minute levels ⚡♠️

Everything is set for another long and intense poker day inside Europe’s poker home ▶️🔥

Sat 23 May - 04:00 - Antonio Fragale takes the lead on FPF Day1 F!

🏆♠️ Antonio Fragale 🇮🇹 finishes on top of Day 1F Speed of the France Poker Festival with an impressive 1,197,000 chips 🔥💰

Find all the details from today’s action — chip counts, photos and much more — in our Daily Report at THIS LINK.

Sat 23 May - 01:30 - Last break on Day1 F with 60 players left!

Final update tonight from the poker room of King’s Resort 🇨🇿♠️🔥 for Day 1F Speed of the France Poker Festival

Just 60 players remain out of a total field of 316 entries 💰👀 Players are still on break at the moment, with action resuming in just a few minutes at blinds 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante.

The average stack has now climbed to 210,000 chips 📈

We also took a quick walk around the tables to identify the biggest stacks currently in play and put together the provisional top five. Leading the way is Dutch player Hendrikus Alphonsus Cornelis Leijtens with 650,000 chips 🏆 (pic above)

You can find the complete top five below 👇

1. 🇳🇱 Hendrikus Alphonsus Cornelis Leijtens – 650,000

2. 🇩🇪 Daniel Michael Thiess – 600,000

3. 🇦🇲 Hayk Manasyan – 600,000

4. 🇮🇹 Gianfranco Iaculli – 540,000

5. 🇷🇴 Cornel Gabriel Craciunoiu – 470,000

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The next update will be the usual end-of-day report, scheduled to go live around 9:30 AM ▶️🔥

Fri 22 May - 23:30 - 🇵🇱 Sebastian Andrzej Kotowicz is Day1 E chip leader!

🏆♠️ Sebastian Andrzej Kotowicz finishes as Day 1E chip leader of the France Poker Festival with an impressive 1,218,000 chips 🔥💰

You can find all the details in our usual daily report at THIS LINK.

As for Day 1F Speed, still running here at King’s Resort, players have just returned from the third break of the day — also the one marking the close of late registration ⏱️

With 316 total entries, the second flight of the day has officially become Friday’s biggest field 🔥

Fri 22 May - 22:30 - Day1 E finished, 140 left on Day1 F!

Day 1E has just come to an end here at King’s Resort 🇨🇿♠️🔥 and we’ll bring you all the official results very shortly 👀💰

Meanwhile, Day 1F Speed of the France Poker Festival is still running with 141 players remaining out of 304 total entries.

Blinds are currently 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante, while the average stack sits at around 90,000 chips 📈♠️

We’ll be back very soon with another update — and of course the complete end-of-day report ▶️🔥

Fri 22 May - 20:00 - Two flight underway!

We’re back from the main poker room of King’s Resort 🇨🇿♠️🔥 where two flights of the France Poker Festival Main Event are currently running side by side: Day 1E and Day 1F Speed.

Starting with Day 1E, the morning flight has now reached Level 12 and players will continue for another 20 minutes before what is expected to be the final 15-minute break of the day ⏱️ A total of 63 players remain from a final field of 311 entries, with registration having officially closed three levels ago.

Once play resumes, blinds will move to 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante 💰 The average stack has climbed to 200,000 chips, while play will continue until just 10% of the field remains. As always, 15% of players will finish in the money, securing a €600 min-cash 🎯

As for Day 1F Speed, the field has already reached 296 entries, with 168 players still in action 👀 Players are currently battling in Level 4 at blinds 300/600, with one more level at 400/800 still to come before the 40-minute dinner break 🍽️

The average stack remains slightly above the starting stack, so there have not been any major shifts in the overall picture just yet.

Stay tuned as we follow the conclusion of the first flight of the day — and keep an eye on how the evening flight develops 🔥▶️

Fri 22 May - 18:00 - Sebastian Andrzej leads Day1 E at the end of late reg!

We’re back with a quick update from the main poker room of King’s Resort 🇨🇿♠️🔥 just before the start of Day 1F Speed of the France Poker Festival Main Event.

A total of 119 players remain in Day 1E out of 304 entries, with around seven minutes left in the current level plus the additional 15-minute break still available for registration and re-entry 💰👀

We also took a quick walk around the tables and identified the current top three stacks. Leading the way is Sebastian Andrzej with 330,000 chips, followed by Cristian Dumitra at around 300,000, while Grzegorz Ryszard Flak rounds out the podium with approximately 260,000.

The average stack currently sits at 102,000, meaning all three players are sitting on more than two and a half times the average stack 📈🔥

Play is still running at Level 9, now coming to an end, with blinds at 1,000/2,000 and a 2,000 ante. Following the 15-minute break, action will resume at 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante ⏱️

As for Day 1F Speed, 36 entries have already been recorded, although that number is expected to climb rapidly over the coming hours. Starting stack remains 40,000 with opening blinds at 100/200 and a 200 ante 🎯

Fri 22 May - 16:30 - 281 entries at the end of the 7th level!

We’re back once again from the main poker room of King’s Resort 🇨🇿♠️🔥 where Day 1E of the France Poker Festival has just entered Level 8.

Blinds are now 800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante, while the field has grown to 280 entries so far 💰👀 There are still two levels left — including the current one — to register or re-enter, with 148 players physically seated and still battling at the tables.

Two more levels remain before the third break of the day, this time a quick 15-minute pause, and then the push toward the end of the flight begins as late registration officially comes to a close ⏱️

Plenty of familiar faces and regulars are in action. We spotted recent King’s Million winner Daniele Santaniello back in the mix, while the Romanian group is also heavily represented with players such as Mousa and Ciprian Paunescu.

Stefan Drusca, as previously reported, already secured qualification last night through Day 1D. Also in the field are Eyal Benshimon and Cristian Dumitra (pic above), fresh off a €75,000 score at King’s just two weeks ago 🔥

Many more recognisable names are still out there, and we’ll keep discovering them throughout the day. Stay tuned because, as a reminder, Day 1F Speed kicks off at 6 PM with 30-minute levels ▶️♠️

Fri 22 May - 15:00 - Approaching the 40-min break on Day1 E!

New update from the main poker room of King’s Resort 🇨🇿♠️🔥 where just 15 minutes remain before the end of Level 6 here at Day 1E of the France Poker Festival Main Event.

The longest break of the flight is coming next: a 40-minute dinner pause 🍽️⏱️ before action resumes.

The field has now reached 239 entries, with 146 players still battling at the tables 💰👀 Current blinds are 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante, while play will resume at exactly 4 PM with blinds moving up to 600/1,200 and a 1,200 ante.

Average stack is now up to 65,000 chips from the original 40,000 starting stack 📈

There’s still plenty happening around the room, with staff already preparing the tables for tonight’s Day 1F Speed flight kicking off with 30-minute levels 🔥

We’ll be back with the next update, and possibly a first look at the players currently leading the provisional chip count ▶️

Fri 22 May - 12:30 - Day1 E is now underway!

We’re back from the main poker room of King’s Resort 🇨🇿♠️🔥 to bring you Day 1E of the France Poker Festival Main Event.

The opening stages are already in the books, with the first two levels completed after cards went in the air at 11:00 AM ⏱️ Players are currently approaching the end of Level 2 with blinds at 100/300 and a 300 ante, before returning for the final level ahead of the first 20-minute break of the day at 200/400 with a 400 ante 💰👀

The average stack sits slightly above the starting stack at 43,000 chips, compared to the initial 40,000. Entries have already climbed to 133, with 126 players currently seated and battling at the tables while late registration remains open for another nine levels 🎯

The first eliminations have already arrived and all signs point toward a long day of action, especially with a second flight also scheduled tonight at 6 PM in Speed format with 30-minute levels 🔥

Stay tuned as we continue bringing you everything from the France Poker Festival Main Event ▶️

Fri 22 May - 03:30 - Wiktor Weiner is Day1 D chip leader!

🇵🇱♠️ Wiktor Weiner finishes on top of Day 1D of the France Poker Festival 🔥💰

Find all the details from today’s action — chip counts, photos and much more — in our daily report. CLICK HERE 👀

Fri 22 May - 01:40 - Last day break!

Last break of the day here at Day 1D Speed of the France Poker Festival 🇫🇷♠️🔥

Just 31 players remain, and action will resume at blinds 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante 💰👀 Average stack has now climbed above 230,000 chips.

Stefan Druska still holds the top spot with roughly 650,000 chips 🏆 while Ukrainian player Oleh Vasylyuk (pic above) currently sits in 2nd place with around 450,000 — nearly double the tournament average 📈

Play is expected to continue for at least two more levels before the field reaches its target.

We’ll be back with the final update of the night, including the complete end-of-day report available both here on the live blog and on the website homepage in the News & Blog section ▶️🔥

Fri 22 May - 00:30 - Stefan Drusca ahead at the end of the 11th level!

Level 11 has just wrapped up here at King’s Resort 🇨🇿♠️ and players are now back in action for Level 12 with blinds at 2,500/5,000 🔥💰

A total of 45 players remain in contention in Day 1D Speed of the France Poker Festival, with play set to stop once the field reaches 18 players left, as previously announced 🎯

As a reminder, 15% of the field reaches the money, with a €600 min-cash waiting for those making it through 👀

Among the biggest stacks currently in play is Stefan Druska, sitting at roughly two and a half times the tournament average. The average stack itself has climbed to 158,000 chips — more than three times the starting stack 📈♠️

Two more levels are scheduled before the final break of the day, although timing may stretch slightly depending on how the action unfolds.

Stay connected through our social channels 🔥 and take a look at today’s photo gallery on Instagram 📸

Thu 21 May- 23:10 - New break and last chance to get in!

New break here at Day 1D Speed of the France Poker Festival Main Event 🇫🇷♠️🔥 as Level 9 comes to an end — the final level available for late registration.

Registration and re-entry remain open throughout the break ⏱️ before play resumes at blinds 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante.

The field has now climbed to 173 entries, with numbers still expected to rise during the final 20 minutes of late registration 💰👀 A total of 63 players remain seated, while the average stack has reached 109,000 chips compared to the 50,000 starting stack.

The tables are packed with action and several familiar faces from the King’s scene are in the field. Among them Romanian regular Musa, also a EuroRounders trophy winner, the ever-present Niky Prela, Francesco Aru — now practically relocated to King’s over the last few months with solid results — plus Stefano Bertoldi and Federico Donnini.

We also had a chance to interview Federico earlier today 🎥 and invite you to check out the interview on our Instagram page.

Next update coming once the field gets even shorter. As a reminder, play ends once only 10% of the field remains — which currently means just 18 players left standing 🎯 Stay tuned 👀🔥

Thu 21 May - 21:40 - Level n°7 underway, 150 entries and counting...

Play has resumed here at King’s Resort 🇨🇿♠️🔥 as players return from the 40-minute dinner break and jump back into Day 1D Speed of the France Poker Festival. The field has now reached 152 entries, with 89 players still seated 💰👀 Blinds are currently 600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante.

There are still three levels left to enter or re-enter the tournament, including the current level that has just begun ⏱️ Late registration remains open before the tournament pushes toward its final stages.

Play will continue until only 10% of the field remains, while the money is set at 15%, guaranteeing a €600 payout against the €290 buy-in 🎯 No side events or additional flights are scheduled tonight, meaning all eyes are on the Main Event action 👀🔥 Also worth remembering: the chip leader of the flight will earn a package for the next anniversary edition at King’s Resort 🏆

Thu 21 May - 20:00 - Dinner break with over 110 entries!

First break of the day here at Day 1D Speed of the France Poker Festival at King’s Resort 🇨🇿♠️🔥

A total of 113 entries have already been recorded, with 85 players currently battling at the tables 💰👀 Blinds are now 300/600 with a 600 ante, and players are approaching what is actually the longest pause of the day: the 40-minute dinner break 🍽️⏱️

Action will resume afterwards and continue deep into the night. The next level will be 400/800, while the average stack remains very close to the starting point, as only the opening levels have been completed so far.

Several familiar faces from the King’s scene are already in the field, including Romanian regular Stefan Druska, still the only player to have won two EuroRounders trophies 🏆🏆

Alongside him are many other recognisable names we’ll be following throughout the day, both in the photo gallery and in the updates from our live blog 🎯📸

Thu 21 May - 18:00 - Day 1 D Speed begins!

Level 1 has just kicked off here at King’s Resort 🇨🇿♠️🔥 for Day 1D Speed of the France Poker Festival. As a reminder, levels are 30 minutes long ⏱️ and late registration will remain open until the end of Level 9 💰

Play continues until just 12.5% of the field remains, while 15% of the players will secure an in-the-money finish 🎯 Blinds are currently 100/200 with a 200 ante, and action will continue through the first four levels before a 40-minute dinner break 👀🔥

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